枕石漱流

zhěn shí shù liú

Dictionary entry

to live a hermit's life (in seclusion)

What does 枕石漱流 mean?

枕石漱流 (zhěn shí shù liú) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to live a hermit's life (in seclusion)

2a frugal life (idiom)

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枕zhěn(bound form) pillow · to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. [zhen4])石Shísurname Shi · abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], the capital of Hebei 漱shùto rinse one's mouth with water · to gargle 流liúto flow · to disseminate

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